Tag Archive for 'mediaplayer'
SanDisk have unveiled their latest PMP, intended to work with the company’s attempt to control media distribution, slotMusic. Offering 1GB microSD cards with pre-loaded DRM-free music, each costing $14.99, together with compatibility with your own cards up to 16GB in capacity, the new sanDisk Sansa SlotMusic PMP has no display and only basic controls, but costs [...]
Shots of Bang & Olufsen’s long-awaited BeoSound 5 controller have leaked to the BeoWorld forums, and with them suggestions that the company is preparing to officially launch and release the device. Featuring a large (non-touchscreen) display with multiple scroll-wheel controls, the BeoSound 5 is apparently B&O’s intended way to bridge digital music and traditional systems.
Although the original Xbox has superseded by the 360, it’s still in demand for general hacking and media extender duties. Lurking under the TV, though, its ominous black bulk does nothing for your living room aesthetics; that’s why modder Coca627 broke out the Dremel and crafted a far smaller custom case for his Xbox, with [...]
Sling Media’s SlingCatcher has only been officially shipping since this morning, but already Sling Community have their review posted. The SlingCatcher works a little like a SlingBox in reverse, displaying content either from one of the company’s own streamers, from a computer running the supplied SlingProjector software, or from an attached storage device. The review [...]
Navman have announced its latest GPS device, the Spirit S100, which squeezes a 4.3-inch touchscreen, NavPix geotagged photo navigation and SiRFInstantFixII into a casing just 13.5mm thick. The S100 has a bevel-free display with Navman’s “Glide Touch” interface; gestures such as tap and slide are recognized, similar to those on the iPhone, for use with the predictive text address entry [...]
Velocity Micro have announced their latest home media device, the CineMagix FuzeBox Home Media Server, intended as a closed-box solution for all a user’s management, storage and distribution needs. Capable of backing up and distributing DVD and Blu-ray discs, together with receiving and recording Digital CableCard broadcasts, the CineMagix FuzeBox is intended for both professional and [...]
iRiver have announced the US launch of their distinctive SPINN PMP, the 4GB and 8GB versions of which go on sale today. Based around the dual input methods of a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen and a large “spindle” scroll-wheel, the SPINN includes video, music, FM radio and picture viewer functionality, together with voice recording and integrated [...]
Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic may not be intended as the flagship handset to run the S60 Touch OS, but for the moment it’s the best we’ve got. Hands-on reports are coming in, and while the 5800 isn’t going to oust too many iPhones, first impressions seem generally good. The 5800 is a multimedia device at heart, [...]
Apple has quietly updated both iTunes and AppleTV overnight, introducing mainly bug-fixes for both products but also adding Genius intelligent playlist creation to their set-top box. The iTunes update, which takes the app to v8.0.1, cures a particularly annoying bug whereby high-definition episodes of TV shows were replaced with standard-definition copies.
If the first Nokia 5800 XpressMusic video wasn’t enough for you, Nokia have thrown another seven up onto their Ovi media sharing site. The video demonstrates both the touchscreen 5800’s functionality - including Ovi and Comes With Music - and tips & tricks for its use, such as input methods.
Check out all seven of the 5800 [...]
